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Male avatar icon David Italy flag IT       Visited: July 2025 Reviewed: Oct 18, 2025

Email David  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

4 / 5 4 /5
4 / 5 5 / 5 5 / 5 2 / 5

Has the best viewings in the whole continent

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Male avatar icon Kevin Lou China flag CN       Visited: June 2025 Reviewed: Jul 21, 2025

Email Kevin Lou  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

It’s ok.

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The flight schedules of Botswana's airline change frequently, causing me a lot of trouble with my itinerary. The quality of service provided by local travel agencies is not good.

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Male avatar icon Louis South Africa flag ZA       Visited: April 2025 Reviewed: Apr 29, 2025

Email Louis  |  20-35 years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Ideal bush destination

4 / 5 4 /5
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The parks and accommodation are amazing. Just do not travel on the dirt road from south to north to the entrance of Moremi game reserve entrance (south gate). We got shaken to pieces for hours on that road.

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Female avatar icon Mandy Dickinson United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: December 2024 Reviewed: Jan 31, 2025

Email Mandy Dickinson  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Botswana has wonderful wildlife and friendly people - great place for a holiday

4 / 5 4 /5
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The Kalahari was a wonderful place with different animals to what we had seen on previous safaris, such as the wonderful bat eared foxes and wild cat. Not the best time to visit as the rains stopped us going to many areas due to the mud. We did get stuck once for an hour before being rescued, all part of the experience as were the scorpions. From the Kalahari our well laid plans went to pot as hotel Baobab had a big fire in November so was closed for renovation. Our guide changed the itinerary and took us to Khwai and into the Savuti part of the Chobe reserve. The areas were lovely but it was a lot of travelling on dirt roads and not what we had planned. We did see more animals in these areas mostly ones we had seen previously. Our best experience was spending 25 minutes with beautiful male Leopard. He was walking at the side of the road coming towards us and was not bothered at all about the car, we got some wonderful photographs and even managed to turn the car around and follow
Read more him as he scent marked along his territory. It had been raining and our guide said that, he is staying near the road as he does not want to get his fur wet in the long grass. Eventually as he walked away from the road he was spotted by the Impala, a great noise they all made warning of his presence. We were doing luxury camping, it was very comfortable but often very hot and washing water was in short supply. Our guide was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about the wildlife and fauna but sometimes he over egged the pudding.
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Male avatar icon Jacobus Kriel South Africa flag ZA       Visited: December 2024 Reviewed: Jan 30, 2025

Email Jacobus Kriel  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Botswana is for the nature lover!! Will go back for the 3rd time soon

4 / 5 4 /5
5 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5 4 / 5

This time was a quick self organized tour to Moremi and south west only but again a highlight for us

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Female avatar icon Lesley United Kingdom flag GB       Visited: November 2024 Reviewed: Nov 26, 2024

Email Lesley  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Elephant heaven!

4 / 5 4 /5
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Our one day safari into Botswana was dealt with efficiently and quickly at the border. Our day was split between river and land. Both were enjoyable and fun. However, we were disappointed not to have seen any big cats, mainly seeing elephants, giraffe and antelope. Nonetheless, it was a good intro for someone on their first safari experience.

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Female avatar icon Caroline Mari Uruguay flag UY       Visited: September 2024 Reviewed: Nov 4, 2024

Email Caroline Mari  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: first safari

It is enjoyable to see animals in their natural environment

4 / 5 4 /5
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The Okavango Delta a different experience. We saw many elephants very close and hippos. The guide was very kind and careful. In Moremi we were able to see lionesses with their babies, giraffes, elephants, and some birds.

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Female avatar icon Anja Luecking Germany flag DE       Visited: September 2024 Reviewed: Oct 12, 2024

Email Anja Luecking  |  50-65 years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Vast wilderness and wildlife

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I went on a mobile safari to Savuti and Khwai (which I especially loved because of the scenery next to the river) and one day in Moremi.

I was a solo female traveler and felt well protected and looked after by the crew of my tour operator Xaa Safaris. I had a spacious tent with an en-suite bathroom and loved hearing the animals at night: lions roaring, hyaenas howling, elephants rumbling and hippos barking. I was great to watch the elephants strolling through the campsite in Khwai during the day, and I even encountered an elephant drinking out of a my wash basin while I was inside the tent! We saw lions a few times in Savuti and Moremi, came across a pack of wild dogs and a bat-eared fox couple and had a great leopard sighting where we spent quite some time with the animal. Apart from that we enjoyed spotting many gracious giraffes, a lot of hippos and elephants, but also saw also the rarer sable and roan antilopes and ground hornbill. It was good fun and excitement to track
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After the safari I spent a few days in Maun and went on a one day trip to Okavango delta.

I can recommend Botswana as a travel destination for its vast wilderness and wildlife. Looking forward to return and see other areas like the salt pans and Kalahari.
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Male avatar icon Ross James Wilson Australia flag AU       Visited: May 2024 Reviewed: Jun 3, 2024

Email Ross James Wilson  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: over 5 safaris

Friendly people; wonderful wildlife; sadly drought stricken so dry rivers and significantly reduced

4 / 5 4 /5
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Botswana is a wonderful travel destination. The wildlife experience was top level with very knowledgeable guides. The people are very friendly. Our safari lodge was very nice. Unfortunately, we visited during a bad drought so we didn't see it at its best.

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Male avatar icon Noralv Breivik Norway flag NO       Visited: October 2023 Reviewed: Nov 2, 2023

Email Noralv Breivik  |  65+ years of age  |  Experience level: 2-5 safaris

Nature and people in harmony

4 / 5 4 /5
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I lived in Botswana 1975-78. The development hasbeen amazing in the capital, and regardingvthe roads . The wildlife is very interesting and impressive. We saw all the «big five» , several lions, lots of buffaloes and elephants, rhinos in the sanctuary and lots of hippos. For us it was specialbto meet some people I have metnbefore. Lodging and food and security no problem. Botswana is highly recommended. But this time it was a bit too hot, and too dry, but still with quite many green bushes and trees

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